US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers and slammed Donald Trump for his “absolute allegiance” to Ru
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers and slammed Donald Trump for his “absolute allegiance” to Russia that raises “national security” concerns, prompting her Republican rival to deny having any “relationship” with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We know that Donald Trump has shown a very troubling willingness to back up Putin, to support Putin, whether it’s saying that Nato wouldn’t come to the rescue of allies if they were invaded, talking about removing sanctions from Russian officials after they were imposed by the US and Europe together, because of Russia’s aggressiveness in Crimea and Ukraine, his praise for Putin which is I think quite remarkable,” she said.
“And for Trump to both encourage that and to praise Putin despite what appears to be a deliberate effort to try to affect the election I think raises national security issues,” the Democratic presidential nominee alleged.
She also said that Trump has absolute allegiance to Russia. The US has not publicly accused Russia of being behind the hack of Democratic Party computers.
Ms Clinton accused Mr Trump of scapegoating the parents of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq.
Speaking at a church service, Ms Clinton said Mr Trump had been insulting to a family who had sacrificed so much. She also used the episode to contrast her own religious faith with that of Mr Trump, who has spoken of religion on the campaign trail infrequently.
Asked if she believed Mr Putin wanted Mr Trump to win the White House, Ms Clinton said she was not going to jump to that conclusion.
“But I think laying out the facts raises serious issues about Russian interference in our elections, in our democracy,” Ms Clinton told Fox in the interview, taped Saturday.
The United States would not tolerate that from any other country, especially one considered an adversary, she said.
Trump last week invited Russia to dig up tens of thousands of “missing” emails from Ms Clinton’s time at the US state department. “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” Mr Trump told reporters.
The Republican presidential candidate for the November 8 election later said he was being “sarcastic” in his comments, which raised concerns among intelligence experts and criticism that Mr Trump was urging a foreign government to spy on Americans.
Ms Clinton also accused Mr Trump of scapegoating the parents of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq, after the Republican nominee took issue with remarks the soldier’s father made at the Democratic National Convention.
Speaking at a church service, Ms Clinton said Mr Trump had been insulting to a family who had sacrificed so much. She also used the episode to contrast her own religious faith with that of Mr Trump, who has spoken of religion on the campaign trail infrequently.
